Fractional MD · NED · Growth Advisor

A catalyst for businesses that scale.

I work with founders, boards and investors who need a senior commercial leader, not a consultant with a slide deck.

Thirty years building businesses across the UK, India, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. From market entry to P&L ownership, board governance to sales execution. I step in, take accountability, and stay until the job is done.

Nitin Doddihal

Six areas of engagement

01 Market Entry
From initial market assessment and commercial thesis through to a full Build-Operate-Transfer model. I build the operation, run it, and transfer it to your team once it's producing. Retainer-based with success-linked upside.
02 Market Development
Taking an existing market position and creating the repeatable revenue engine: pipeline governance, sales cadence, account planning and the operating disciplines that separate consistent performers from one-off wins.
03 Governance & NED
Board-level oversight for privately held and growth-stage businesses. Bringing structured governance, risk awareness and independent challenge, particularly where founders need a commercially credible voice at the table.
04 Creating Visibility
Helping businesses establish presence and reputation in new markets: thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, industry positioning and the commercial relationships that open doors at senior level.
05 Processes & AI Adoption
Designing the operating systems and automation that make growth repeatable. From sales pipeline tools to AI-assisted workflows, practical adoption that reduces leakage and improves decision quality.
06 Succession Planning
Helping founders and owners build the leadership, systems and governance that allow a business to transition, whether to the next generation of management, a new investor, or a structured exit.

Operating experience

I build and scale businesses where commercial leadership, operating discipline and sound governance make the difference.

Over thirty years, I have worked across telecom, digital infrastructure, IoT and technology in the UK, India, Singapore, the Middle East and Australia. I have led market entry, built teams from scratch, negotiated long-term national agreements, run full P&Ls, supported board-level investment decisions and helped businesses move from opportunity to repeatable revenue.

At American Tower, I scaled the Asia Pacific business in India from market entry to approximately USD 100M in annual revenue over eight years. That meant building the commercial models, developing customer relationships, closing long-term master services agreements and presenting investment cases for new market entry directly to the American Tower Board. I also led revenue and churn forecasting for M&A transactions up to USD 3B, giving me practical experience across origination, diligence and commercial integration.

I have also operated in founder-led and entrepreneurial environments. I co-founded and scaled an IoT and process automation business across India and Southeast Asia, later acquired by AGC Black Box. In the UK, I ran BT Local Business Greater London South West as Managing Director, with full P&L responsibility, growing the team from 8 to 25 and strengthening pipeline governance, sales execution and operational control.

Earlier, at GTL Infrastructure, I led sales as Head of Sales, signing multiple Master Service Agreements across major telecom operators through structured concept selling. I also ran the In-Building Solutions business within GTL Infra, building the commercial and delivery capability from the ground up.

I work best with founders, owners, boards and investors who have built something real and are ready for the next stage, entering a new market, professionalising commercial operations, improving governance, building leadership cadence or turning growth ambition into a deliverable plan.

I am also actively working with businesses on practical AI adoption, not as a technologist, but as a business leader focused on where it reduces leakage, improves decisions and makes growth more repeatable.

I am particularly relevant to telecoms, technology and infrastructure businesses, and to UK-India market entry situations where judgement, relationships and execution all matter.

  • FT Non-Executive Director Diploma Pearson SRF BTEC Level 7 · Financial Times · 2024–2025
  • TRIUM Global Executive MBA NYU Stern / HEC Paris / LSE · 2012–2014
  • MDIT, International Business Symbiosis Institute of International Business · 1994–1995
  • BE, Mechanical Engineering University of Pune · 1988–1993
  • UK India Trade Limited Founder · Supporting Indian firms on UK market entry since 2024
  • Languages English · Hindi · Marathi (native) · Kannada

Sectors & geographies

Operating experience across sectors where deals are long, relationships matter and execution is everything.

Sectors

  • Enterprise Sales (B2B)30 yrs
  • Digital & Technology25 yrs
  • Telecoms & Infrastructure23 yrs
  • IoT & Automation5 yrs
  • Manufacturing & Ops6 yrs

Geographies

  • United KingdomLived & worked · 2019 – present
  • IndiaLived & worked · 2004 – 2018
  • AustraliaLived & worked · 2001 – 2004
  • UAELived & worked · 1998 – 2001
  • AsiaExtensively travelled · Singapore, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka
  • EuropeEarly career commercial roles

My perspectives on markets, leadership & growth

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Let's talk

If you are a founder, investor or board looking for commercial leadership, market entry support, governance input or succession planning, I am open to a conversation.

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